Stirrup-leather.



. -PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908. w. M. HBNLEY.

STIRRUP LEATHER.

- APPLICATION FILED JUNI! 27. 1907.

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WALTER M. HENLEY, OF BRADLEY, ALABAMA.

STIRRUP-LEATHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 2, 1908.

Application filed June 27, 1907. Serial No. 381,120.

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which 1t appertains to make and use the same. This invention has reference to stirrup leathers, and has for its object the formation from a single strip of leather of an article of that class in which the position of the stirrup with respect to the saddle may be adjusted without necessitating any disarrangement of the sweat-leather.

A furtherobj ect includes the construction of a stirrup leather, as above described, without the use of any buckles, rivets, or stitching whatever.

To this end, the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter fully described, specifically claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the stirrup leather, showin@ the stirrup in place. Fig. 2 is a longitudina vertical section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the stirrup leatherv is formed.

Like parts are designated by corresponding reference numerals in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the stirrup leather is constructed from a single strip of leather comprising upper and lower tongues 5 and 6, res ectively, and an intermediate laterally eniarged portion 7, which last mentioned part serves as the sweatleather when the device is in use. It will be further noticed in said iigure, that the length of the lower tongue is considerably greater than that of the upper tongue, and that the latter is slightly wider than the former-in actual practice, one inch. The u per tongue 5 is provided adjacent its free end) with three transverse slots 8 forming the straps 9 and 10, the width of the Jformer of whichslightly exceeds that of the latter, while the enlarged central portion 7 is provided towards its lower end with a similar strap 11 formed by the transverse slots 12.

In the practical use ofthe device, the lower tongue 6 is passed through the slot 13 in the` ,drawn over `the outer face of such down-bent portion and passed through the lowermost slot 8 therein, along the inner face, and outwardly through the uppermost slot 8, being then bent baokwardly again, and drawn downwardly over strap 9 and under, or through, strap 10, the free end of tongue 6 being finally passed under strap 11 andretained in place therein between the under face of said strap and the outer face of the iirst upward bent portion of said tongue.

When it is desired to increase or decrease the length of the present stirrup-leather, it is only necessary to withdraw the lower tongue from the several straps, and adjust the position of the stirrup thereon, when the tongue is again passed upwardly through the straps, as above described, and held in place thereby, the arrangement of straps permitting such adjustment without altering the position of the sweat-leather. It is further to be noted that the several parts of the device are formed from a single strip of leather, and are held together in operative position without the use oi' any rivets, pins, buckles, or stitching.

What is. claimed, is-

l. A stirrup-leather comprising upper and lower tongues and an intermediate sweatleather formed from a single strip of material, and means formed integrally with said upper tongue and said sweat-leather for holding the several parts in operative position.

2. A stirrup-leather comprising upper and lower tongues and an intermediate sweatleather formed from a single strip of material, and straps formed integrally with said upper tongue and said sweat-leather for holding the several parts in operative position.

3. A stirrup-leather comprising upper and lower tongues and an intermediate sweatleather formed from a single strip of material, said upper tongue being of less extent than said lower tongue and provided with a pair of integral transverse straps, and an integral transverse strap formed upon said sweatleather, and serving with said first mentioned straps to retain the several parts in operative position.

4. A stirrup-leather comprising a sweatleather provided with integral tongues at its upper and lower ends, and with a. transverse In testimony whereof, I .el-EX my signature,

stra and a pair of tranverse straps folrgrned in presence of two witnesses.

on t eu er tongue, sai upper tongue eing Y adaptedplo be bent downwardly, and said WALTER M' HENLEY 5 lower tongue to be bent upwardly, and passed Witnesses:

through the straps upon the sweat-leather i J. H. L. HENLEY,

and the upper tongue. W. E. MOORE. 

